Louise Antoinette Lannes, Duchess of Montebello
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Louise Antoinette Lannes, Duchess of Montebello (February 26, 1782, Paris
– July 3, 1856, Paris) was the daughter of senator and financier
François Scholastique, Count of Guéhéneuc. She was the sister of general Charles Louis Joseph Olivier, Count of Guéhéneuc.
On September 16, 1800, age 18 at Dornes she married general Jean Lannes
(1769-1809), being his second wife. They had five children: four sons (named Napoléon, Alfred, Ernest and Gustave) and one daughter named Joséphine). After the death of Jean Lannes, the eldest son Napoléon succeeded in his titles and three others who used the courtesy title of baron
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– July 3, 1856, Paris) was the daughter of senator and financier
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
François Scholastique, Count of Guéhéneuc. She was the sister of general Charles Louis Joseph Olivier, Count of Guéhéneuc.
On September 16, 1800, age 18 at Dornes she married general Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"...
(1769-1809), being his second wife. They had five children: four sons (named Napoléon, Alfred, Ernest and Gustave) and one daughter named Joséphine). After the death of Jean Lannes, the eldest son Napoléon succeeded in his titles and three others who used the courtesy title of baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
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